One taste of Conterno's Monfortino makes a couple of things blatantly clear - it's one of the most profound wine experiences around, and it's a distance runner.
The wine simply stops you dead in your tracks.
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There is likely no other Italian wine that enjoys a similar renown. Maybe it's easier to put it this way: Monfortino is one of the world's great wines.
Today, I'm happy to offer Conterno's beguiling 2020 Monfortino at sharp pricing.
The 2020 Monfortino seems destined to be one of the greats of the past couple of decades. It is simply amazing in how it combines grand architecture with an utterly seductive presentation. There are super attractive aromatics with a core of kinetic energy and lots of textural appeal. Antonio Galloni sums up the 2020 Monfortino as follows: "Polished, silky tannins frame the long, resonant finish. Barolo at its sexiest."Â
Monfortino has a compellingly long history of greatness. It's a wine that's been historically validated by a long stretch of incredible, often life-changing, wines.
In 1920, when Giacomo Conterno first made Monfortino, no one was trying to make a "great" wine from Barolo. But that's exactly what he set out to do, especially with his flagship Monfortino. We're talking about selecting only the most pristine fruit from top-tier vineyards - back in the day (before 1978), it was from purchased fruit from multiple sources; today it's all from their own Cascina Francia and Arione vineyards.
The intention with Monfortino has always been to stand on tiptoe and reach for the top. The results have been epic. It's easy to make the case that Monfortino is THE benchmark Barolo.
Monfortino is a very special wine. It's emphatically Barolo and yet reaches such heights that it often seems to transcend the category and enters the elite space shared by the greatest wines in the world. The 2020 makes this clear.Â
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Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare
Crush Wine & Spirits
